Pro Kabaddi 2022: Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors - Live streaming details, preview, head-to-head, squads, stats

Pro Kabaddi 2022: Telugu Titans takes on Bengal Warriors in the second match on day 3. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the fixture.

Maninder Singh, after a slow start to opening game, finished with seven points but crossed the 1000-raid point threshold. | Photo Credit: PKL

NO SIDDHARTH DESAI IN THE STARTING 7 FOR TITANS. FOLLOW TITANS VS BENGAL LIVE HERE

Telugu Titans lost the first Southern Derby of the season when it conceded its season opener 29-34 vs Bengaluru Bulls. The standout part of the Titans’ first match was the gaps in their raiding department. Siddharth Desai, given the moniker Bahubali for his brutish raiding ability, has been a shadow of his former self and was toothless against the Bulls. As was Monu Goyat. Raiding responsibilities fell almost exclusively on Vinay’s shoulders with Rajnish coming in to ease the load. Both got seven points each. Titans need to support this duo better and figure out a more specific role for Desai, who looked out of wind for the most part of the opening fixture. The defense had a par day at work but the likes of Vishal Bharadwaj and Surjeet Singh need to rally their troops better to have an impact on the score.

As you wait for live action to begin, check out our interview with Siddharth Desai from season 7 of the PKL.

Bengal Warriors had, compared to their own standards, a very ordinary day in the office against Haryana Steelers, so much so that the side did not even manage a point this season. The raiding department is extremely dependent on Maninder Singh who had a very sluggish start to the game. Deepak Niwas Hooda who has been roped in from Jaipur Pink Panthers did not have any impact on the game. Manoj Gowda stepped up with seven points. Coming into this game, Bengal takes on quite a star-studded Titans lineup whose squad is one of the best in the league on paper.

HEAD-TO-HEAD | Matches: 18 | Bengal: 10 | Telugu: 3 | Tie: 5

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR:

Telugu Titans: Rajnish

Bengal Warriors: Girish Ernak

Squads

TELUGU TITANS

Raiders: Abhishek Singh, Monu Goyat, Siddharth Sirish Desai, Rajnish, Ankit Beniwal, Vinay, Aman Kadian.

Defenders: Surjeet Singh, Parvesh Bhainswal, Vishal Bhardwaj, Adarsh T, Ravinder Pahal, Vijay Kumar, Mohit, Mohit Pahal. Muhammed Shihas S, Palla Ramakrishna, Prince D, Ankit,

All-Rounders: Mohsen Maghsoudlou Jafari, K Hanumanthu, Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Ravinder

BENGAL WARRIORS

Raiders: Maninder Singh, Shrikant Jadhav, Akash Pikalmunde, Aslam Saja Mohamed Thambi, R Guhan, Suyog Baban Gaikar, Parshant Kumar.

Defenders: Girish Ernak, Amit Sheoran, Surender Nada, Parveen Satpal, Shubham Shinde, Soleiman Pahlevani, Sakthivel R, Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje.

All-Rounders: Deepak Niwas Hooda, Ajinkya Rohidas Kapre, Ashish Kumar (Sangwan), Rohit, Balaji D, Vinod Kumar, Manoj Gowda K

Where can you watch Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors PKL 9?

Pro Kabaddi Season 9 will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar from 8:30 PM onwards on Sunday.